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No it is not this simple. The damage already done has a very long tail. Thermal expansion will continue to increase sea level rise for hundreds of years even
by alex_young 7y ago
No it is not this simple.
The damage already done has a very long tail.
Thermal expansion will continue to increase sea level rise for hundreds of years even if we stop emitting co2 now [0].
We need to think about mitigation of the impact of future climate change in addition to addressing the root cause.
[0] https://royalsociety.org/topics-policy/projects/climate-change-evidence-causes/question-20/ https://royalsociety.org/topics-policy/projects/climate-chan...